# The best coffee shops in Sydney

Surry Hills roasters, laneway espresso bars and The Grounds.

- 35 votes · 11 items
- Jan 1, 2026 · wayfarer97
- https://even.best/en/l/3481/the-best-coffee-shops-in-sydney

## Top 11

1. **Mecca Coffee** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Roaster with cafés in the CBD and Alexandria.
2. **The Grounds of Alexandria** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Garden café and roastery in a former pie factory.
3. **Single O** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Sydney's specialty pioneer since 2003, Surry Hills.
4. **Paramount Coffee Project** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Surry Hills café in an old film building.
5. **Artificer** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Tiny specialty bar in Surry Hills.
6. **Reuben Hills** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Micro-roastery with Latin American food.
7. **Campos Coffee** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Newtown roaster.
8. **Brewtown Newtown** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Café and roastery on King Street.
9. **Edition Coffee Roasters** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Nordic-Japanese café in Darlinghurst.
10. **Room 10** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hole-in-the-wall in Potts Point.
11. **Gumption** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Espresso bar in the Strand Arcade.

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